A solid-state drive (SSD) is one of the most popular, fastest, and energy-efficient solutions for storing and sharing information. Anyone dealing with SSD technology should know a few things about how these unique devices work. DriveSavers data recovery engineers have prepared the following “cheat sheet” to help you understand the…
Santa Clara, CA • August 8–10 • Booth #832 Flash memory is a key technology, enabling new designs for many products in the consumer, computer and enterprise markets. The Flash Memory Summit is the only place where you will hear the people making these products happen! Network with companies and…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Give it Some Space Filling your drive to capacity will likely cause performance to suffer. Fill to no more than 85% capacity and leave 15–25% empty. At least 15% free space is needed for disk caching and self-maintenance. The computer needs to use disk space…
Originally published by Triology Tech Talk. Trilogy Tech Talk interviewed Chief Technology Officer Chris Bross about the three presentations given at Flash Memory Summit 2016 by DriveSavers experts, data loss and recovery in flash devices, and why it’s important to use a professional company in the event of data loss from…
Industry leaders to present on solid-state and smart device data recovery (Novato, Calif. – August 09, 2016) — DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensic services, today announced its attendance at the 2016 Flash Memory Summit and Exhibition on August 9 to 11, 2016 at the…
Originally published on Digital Production Buzz. Hard disks fail. And when they do, you run the risk of losing all the data stored on them. Chris Bross is the Chief Technology Officer at DriveSavers, a company that specialized in data recovery, eDiscovery and forensics. Every day, Chris and his team work…
DriveSavers to provide secure data recovery in unique or unexpected SSD data loss cases for Kingston Technology corporate customers NOVATO, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2015) DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensic solutions, announced today a partnership with Kingston Technology and its KingstonCare customer satisfaction program specifically for its business SSDs. KingstonCare…
Scenario: Unknown PCB (printed circuit board) Failure A solid-state drive (SSD) is simply a printed circuit board (PCB) with typically 3 basic types of chips soldered to it; DRAM, NAND and a controller (aka the “brain”). Each chip must be perfectly aligned with its specific location on the PCB, and…
Scenario: System Area Corruption There are different types of corruption that can occur in an SSD. In this article, the specific type we will be discussing is more commonly known as “system area corruption.” We’re all familiar with operating systems (OS) and file systems. What you may not be aware…
Scenario: Data Deletion Data deletion occurs when a user deletes data and then empties the recycle/trash bin. TRIM Command In order to maintain optimal performance, all modern solid-state drives utilize the TRIM command. When enabled, this command executes automatically to delete and reset data that has been “Trashed” or “Recycled” and prepare…
